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96. Al-Alaq - The Clot
| 1 | Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created, |
| 2 | created Man of a blood-clot. |
| 3 | Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous, |
| 4 | who taught by the Pen, |
| 5 | taught Man that he knew not. |
| 6 | No indeed; surely Man waxes insolent, |
| 7 | for he thinks himself self-sufficient. |
| 8 | Surely unto thy Lord is the Returning. |
| 9 | What thinkest thou? He who forbids |
| 10 | a servant when he prays -- |
| 11 | What thinkest thou? If he were upon guidance |
| 12 | or bade to godfearing -- |
| 13 | What thinkest thou? If he cries lies, and turns away - |
| 14 | Did he not know that God sees? |
| 15 | No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock, |
| 16 | a lying, sinful forelock. |
| 17 | So let him call on his concourse! |
| 18 | We shall call on the guards of Hell. |
| 19 | No indeed; do thou not obey him, and bow thyself, and draw nigh. |